Aperture Desk Job news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
- Latest observed players13 · 25 September 2026 - 17:55:58 UTC
- SteamPulse tracked peak105
- Units sold (VGI)No data available
- Revenue (VGI)No data available
- Review score95% positive
- Total reviews24,897
- Release dateMar 1, 2022
- DeveloperValve
- PublisherValve
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Free To Play
Company pages: Developer: ValvePublisher: Valve
Aperture Desk Job Steam news
Aperture Desk Job news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
Latest Steam announcements
- Nintendo should have cribbed from Valve on how to make a good handheld tech demo - 4 April 2025
I may work for PC Gamer, but that doesn't stop me from dabbling in my beloved Nintendo Switch, which means that I was of course completely absorbed in every minute of this week's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Including that, er, rather interesting glorified tech demo, Welcome Tour. You know, the one that everyone thought was going to be free... Read more.
- Let the Aperture Desk Job chat commence: the RPS Game Club liveblog returns today - 31 August 2023
It’s high time for another RPS Game Club chat! This month we’ve been pondering Aperture Desk Job : a "playable short" Valve created as a Steam Deck accompaniment , yet still manages to squeeze in some deliciously ironic character beats and at least one mantis-based tragedy . We’ll be discussing it in the liveblog below from 4pm BST, and we want to know your thoughts too. Liked it? Loathed it? Have design feedback for the toilet turrets? We wanna hear ‘em, so join us by posting in the liveblog widget’s comments bit. See you in an hour, ish. Read more
- Let’s talk Aperture Desk Job in the RPS Game Club, this Thursday - 29 August 2023
'Allo everyone. Just a reminder that we’ll be live-chatting all about this month’s RPS Game Club game, Aperture Desk Job , this Thursday 31st of August – and you can join us. Simply rock up to the liveblog (post pending) from 4pm BST and share your thoughts on desks, jobs, Cave Johnson’s head , mantis tragedies , and anything else pertaining to Valve’s comedy microgame. Read more
- The RPS Game Club pick for August is Aperture Desk Job! - 2 August 2023
With the month of Unpacking concluded and its rude boyfriend symbolically vanquished, I’ve been put in charge of choosing the next RPS Game Club game. And seeing how about 40% of what I write about is related to the Steam Deck , I thought it’d be nice if we took a break from that and chatted about something completely - ahaha no, just kidding it’s totally gonna be Aperture Desk Job . Read more
- You don't need a Steam Deck to play Valve's free Steam Deck game - 1 March 2022
Valve has released a game console, so I guess it's only right that the company releases a videogame to go along with it. Aperture Desk Job was announced last week alongside the Steam Deck release date , and today you can play it for yourself. It's free, too, so if you've got any love for the lore and comedy of the Portal setting, you need to take a look. While Aperture Desk Job is intended as an introduction to the Steam Deck's features, you don't actually need the machine to play it for yourself - just a controller will do. There are bits that would make use of features like the microphone, touch screen, or gyro controls, but there are some clever concessions if you're working with a standard controller. Aperture Desk Lab is about 30 minutes long - a bit more substantial than Valve's previous Aperture Hand Lab demo, but still far from a full game. It is, however, the deepest dive we've…
- Aperture Desk Job from Valve is out now and it's ridiculous - 1 March 2022
Aperture Desk Job is the latest game from Valve, it's free but it's also just a tech demo to show off the Steam Deck controls and features. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/aperture-desk-job-from-valve-is-out-now-and-its-ridiculous
- Weaponize toilets in Valve's hilarious short game Aperture Desk Job - 1 March 2022
Valve didn't just start shipping the Steam Deck this week (some were even delivered by Gabe Newell himself ). It also released a game to teach you how to use the Steam Deck's controls. It's a short game that takes maybe 30 minutes to play, and here's two bits of good news: It's great, and you don't even need a Steam Deck to play it... Read more.
- Aperture Desk Job from Valve coming March 1 and it's free - 26 February 2022
Along with the release of the Steam Deck, Valve also announce a new upcoming game in the Portal universe named Aperture Desk Job that will release March 1. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/aperture-desk-job-from-valve-coming-march-1-and-its-free
- Valve's new game is free, and "not Portal 3" - 25 February 2022
The Steam Deck release date is upon us, and Valve has one last surprise in store: a new free game set in the Portal and Half-Life universe, designed to show off the new features of the portable machine. Aperture Desk Job seems to follow in the footsteps of previous demos like Aperture Hand Lab and The Lab, giving a bite-sized demonstration of a bit of new Valve hardware. Aperture Desk Job launches for free on March 1 via Steam , and while Valve says it's "designed as a free playable short for Valve's new Steam Deck" and will "walk you through the handheld's controls and features", it's unclear whether you'll actually need a Deck to play it. Presumably, you could just play it with regular PC controls and pretend you're using a portable. It'll just be less fun. Either way, Valve wants you to "lower your expectations", because "this is not a sequel to Portal". It is, as the name implies, s…
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